Blizzard Hits Chicago With 15 Foot Drifts And Widespread Disruption
A massive January blizzard slammed Chicago producing 15 foot plus snow drifts and 44 mph winds. Wires fell and telegraph service faltered while autos stalled and railroads faced delays. The storm directly disrupted coal and bread deliveries as buses and streetcars limited service in the loop. Shipping on the Great Lakes was endangered as the Missouri became icebound and the Alabama fought ice to reach port.
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Texas
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Canada
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Georgia
St. Lake
Missouri
Northern Michigan Transportation Company
J. O. Anderson
Coast Guards
Goodrich
Waukegan
Italian Air Escorts Shield Padua From Raid
Italian and Allied aviators sortie before moonrise and form an aerial cordon around Padua, forcing enemy planes to divert to Mestre Bassano and Castel Franco. Italian artillery along the Piave and mountain fronts shows intermittent action with no return to a major offensive. Austro German and Italian big guns renew steady fire along the front as patrols are repulsed.
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Paduna
Mestre
Bassane
Castel Franco
Susegana
Rome
War Office
Brenta
Piave
Revolution in Spain Fails in Madrid Uprising
Premier Alhuce mas announced the revolution is under control. Telephones and telegraphs were suspended then restored. War Minister Clerva said 1,500 noncommissioned officers proposed to form a junta against their chiefs and the minister of war. Troops remained in barracks and principals resigned.
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Madrid
Alhucemas
Clerva
Lloyd George Sets Out War Aims and Peace Terms
British Prime Minister Lloyd George outlines war aims and peace terms to trades unions in London. He calls for a world rule of law, a revived treaty system, self determination, and an international body to curb armaments, insisting the empire will sacrifice to secure lasting peace and a just settlement.
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David Lloyd-George
Great Britain
Lloyd-George
Man Power
Sir Auckland Geddes
Ug Brenslow
Germany
Aes Min
Europe
Belgium
Burgos
British peace terms outline aims for a postwar order
Premier Lloyd George states the Entente seeks to end junkerism and militarism, restore Belgium and Alsace Lorraine, support Italian rightful claims, create an independent Poland, and grant self government to Austro Hungarian nationalities. The plan calls for neutralizing the Dardanelles and neutral, fair handling of colonies and sea routes.
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Austria
Balkans
Serbia
Montenegro
Belgium
Alsace-Lorraine
Italia
U. S. Insures 362,941 Lives for War Insurance Plan
Secretary Me Adov announced that 362,041 insurance policies aggregating $2.10% had been taken out by American soldiers and sailors under the war insurance law. He noted February 12 as the final day for applications to be received by the government.
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Labor Party
Asquith
Viscount Grey
Ireland
Trish
Redmond
Hans
Washington
MeAdov
Pershing Reports Deaths From World War I Service
General Pershing lists soldiers who died of pneumonia meningitis and explosion linked to service. Names include Pred M Grube Walter Marshill Howard Finch Michael J Mc Namara Albert Harvey Herman Kroose Michael J Cadigan Everett R Kenney Fred Bogle Henry M Chapman with hometowns or units across Minnesota Ohio Wyoming Missouri Illinois Massachusetts and Texas.
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Washington
General Pershing
M. Grube
Pheumonia
Taylor Street
Minneapolia
Walter Marshill
Alton
Howard Finch
Meninguik
Torrington
Wyo
Michael J. McNamara
North Florence Street
KE Paso
Albert Harvey
Stevedore
Simmons Alley
Helen
Ark
Herman A. Kroose
Odebolt
Ill
Michael J. Cadigan
Beverly Farms
Mass
Everett R
Kenney
Dorchester Street
Lawrence
Fred Bogle
Circleville
Henry M. Chapman
Hancock Street
Dorchester
Palace for Red Cross in Genoa Headquarters
King Victor Emmanuel transfers royal palace in Genoa for use as American Red Cross headquarters on January 7. The gesture supports wartime relief work and hosts the relief agency in a historic city center building.
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Red Cross
Genoa
Victor Pimmanuel
American Red Cross
Peace Parley Suspended as Teutons Revolt
Berlin announces that due to Russia's demand to move talks from Brest-Litovsk to Stockholm the central powers suspend negotiations with Russia. Separately 25 000 German soldiers east of Kovno revolt, entrench with rifles and machine guns, and threaten food supplies as deserters blame westward troop drafting.
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Berlin
Zurich
Brest-Litovsk
Stockholm
Russia
von Hindenburg
von Luedendorff
Best-Litovsk
Kovno
Western Front
Trains Cut Off on Major East Rail Lines
Washington reports 15 percent of locomotives freed on three main eastern routes since midnight Saturday. Nearly 100 through passenger trains were eliminated on the Pennsylvania, about 50 on Baltimore & Ohio, and similar on New York Central and New Haven lines. Freight relief follows as locomotives shift to coal hauling. Demurrage rules set nine days of free time, then escalating charges up to 10 per car daily.
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Washington
Wade
Geneeral McAdoo
Pittsburgh
Way
McAdoo
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